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Jared Austin

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Born

in Fort Worth, The United States

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Young Adult, Science Fiction

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July 2010

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Jared Austin is a young adult science fiction author who lives in the Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama. In Space City and the books in the series to follow, he hopes to show and inspire his daughter and son, as well as all of his readers, that science and technology are not dull subjects, but gateways to a brighter, exciting future.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 26 ratings · 10 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Space City (Space City #1) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape (Space City #2) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space City Outbreak really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contact Not Found (Space City Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jared Austin

Space City (4 books)
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3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings

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Happy Jack and the Wolves of New London: Shadows Over Earth-That-Was, Vol. 2

by Rich Partain (Goodreads Author)

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Hide and Seek (Apocalypse Parenting, #3)

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Isles of the Emberdark

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Really great conclusion to the Dragonmaster trilogy from Katie Cross. Sanna is my favorite character from the series, struggling to overcome the difficulties placed upon her people and the dragons by their Goddesses. She has to step as a leader even ...more
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Finished listening to The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal. Tremendous book. Kowal wrote an amazing story and also does a great job as the narrator. She puts Elma in a lot of difficult and exciting situations throughout the novel. And I'm impressed ...more
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This story started off a little slow for me, but really took off when he left for the academy. I thought Austin, Josh, Skylar, Bear, and Ryker were all cool characters. Believable and fun to hang with. Looking forward to checking out the next book in ...more
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Fantastic story. Well written with a believable plot, a really great MC in Elma York. The self-deprecating humor as Elma struggled against prejudices and people trying to thwart her achieving her dreams. On top of that, Kowal does a fantastic job as ...more
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